The thing about watching guys like Larson and Tony Stewart is that it makes me wish they could have been around in the days when guys like Foyt and Andretti would be racing anything with wheels - stock cars, Indy cars, stop on the way to the next race to run midgets at some small-town track, dirt track or asphalt, road course or oval, whatever - they'd race it. My greatest respect is for that kind of driver, as opposed to the one-class or one series specialists.

But it's all a big business now, and I don't think we'll ever see the days of serious multiple-threat competitors again. Not that guys like Stewart, Larson, and others aren't capable, but as Stewart's broken leg showed, it's sometimes a bad business decision. Few drivers are in a position to make the call for themselves, rather than being directed by team owners or contracts as to what they will or won't do.

Q: How is Central PA different from the Old West?
A: In Central PA, the Outlaws try to catch The Posse!